Island Park Deeded City by Bridge Co Promise
Harrisburg Bridge Company plans to deed to the city the portion of the Market Street bridge island below Walnut Street. The transfer would give the city ownership of the entire island, enabling public baths and park development along the river. Rotary and other civic leaders push for early action and broader land gifts.
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Island Park
Bridge CO
Harrisburg Bridge Company
Market Street
Susquehanna River
Bridge Island
Walnut Street
Warren H. Manning
City Nursery
The
Bridge Company
Manning
Harrisburg Rotary Club
Market Street Bridge
Harrisburg
Continued Industrial Activity Is Likely For Another Year
Washington reports a year end review from the Chamber of Commerce committee predicting continued industrial activity through at least the next harvest. Manufacturers have orders beyond capacity. retailers show confidence. farmers prosper from high prices. rain hurt unharvested southern crops. winter wheat acreage to shrink. building is active. copper mining weak but silver mining strong. overall production healthy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Committee of Statistics
Chamber of Commerce of the
United States
Weather update for Harrisburg area brief
Increasing cloudiness with possible rain or snow late tonight or Thursday. Warmer tonight near freezing. The Penna River and its branches stay near current ice conditions. Water levels may rise to around 6.3 feet at Harrisburg surface early Thursday.
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Harrisburg
Freez
Herrisburg
Liquor Licenses Renewed as January Tax Due
Hope Springs eternal as city and county liquor dealers renew licenses by paying the January fee to County Treasurer Mark Mumma. Despite a new prohibition amendment taking effect in January, dealers hope for a brief wet period and expect most licensees to pay to continue business next month.
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Mark Mumma
Doctor Flies to Ill Family on Lone Isle
Army flier Captain Donald J. Neumuller and Dr. Blecher made a hazardous flight to Dusty Island to aid the Pfainmiller family. A 10 month old Verna Pfainmiller died and a 6 year old girl Anna is gravely ill while two boys suffer coughing and illness, with no prior medical care. The funeral for Verna is planned in Royalton tomorrow.
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Lone Isle
Ray Brown
Middletown
J. F. Blecher
Dusty
Three Mile Island
John Pfainmiller
Blecher
Anna
Verna Pfainmiller
H. §. Roth
Roth
Ford Reveals $10 Million Bonus and New Profit Sharing
Ford Motor Company announces a new profit sharing plan open to about 90,000 employees plus a bonus pool totaling 8 to 10 million dollars. Bonuses depend on daily wage and years of service, ranging from 50 to 270 dollars. Employees may invest wages or bonuses in certificates of investment of 100 500 or 1000 dollars, non negotiable and non assignable.
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Ford
Associated Press
Detroit
Ford Motor Company
Henry Ford
Edsel
Wood Files Announcement of Candidacy for President
Major General Leonard Wood filed a formal declaration for the Republican presidential nomination with the South Dakota Secretary of State. He follows Hiram Johnson Lowden and Miles Poindexter as avowed contenders in the March primary. The Democratic convention endorsed President Wilson for a possible third term. James W. Gerard filed as an independent Democrat.
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Associated Press
Pierre
Leonard Wood
South Dakota
California
Lowden
Illinois
Miles Poindexter
Washington
Wilson
James W. Gerard
New York
Germany
William G. McAdoo
President Wilson to Spend Quiet New Year’s Day
President Wilson plans a quiet New Year’s at the White House after overtaxing himself on his birthday Sunday. Family members were present for the birthday celebration and a watch party in his sickroom tonight seems unlikely. Mr Francis B Sayre and Mrs Sayre are staying on for New Year’s.
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Wilson
Associated Press
Washington
White House
Francis B. Sayre
Williams Suffering From Suspected Wood Alcohol Poisoning
Williams, a 21 year old colored man of 1408 Fulton street, was taken to Harrisburg Hospital this morning with suspected wood alcohol poisoning. His condition is not serious, and his father says he has been ill nearly a week. He did not admit drinking whisky. malaria was also mentioned as a prior illness.
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Williams
Fulton Street
Harrisburg
Safe Blowers Make Off With $20 000 In Factory Heist
Four men robbed the Gold Furniture Company plant in Chicago at 1 a.m. They pried open two vaults, bound the night watchman, and spent about four and a half hours inside before escaping with cash and valuables totaling between $15 000 and $20 000. The incident was reported by the plant watchman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Gold Furniture Company
Denatured alcohol seized in New York menaced as poison whisky
Eighteen barrels of denatured alcohol capable of producing poison whisky were seized by police in New York. Colonel Daniel L. Porter withheld two men’s names linked to the case while other suspects are rounded up. A drayman and his assistant were arrested after a Brooklyn find and a saloonkeeper was linked to prior deliveries.
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New York
Daniel L. Porter
East Side
Drayman
Brooklyn
Porter
Revelers and Wine Bibbers Await Final Fling
New Yorkers prepare for a New Year’s Eve of revelry despite prohibition. Revelers plan to flood the Great White Way as revenue agents monitor for violations while hotels charge for dining and corkage. Watchnight services attract churchgoers as hotels showcase rare liquors to guests at midnight.
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Associated Press
New York
Vorty Revenue
John McGinnis
Internal Revenue Bureau
Inti
New Gas Well at McKeesport Highlights Local Drilling
Gas from the Elizabeth sand at 2200 feet in McKeesport halted further drilling for now. Officials plan to drill Speechly sand 650 feet deeper and a Friday council session will consider a drilling ordinance requiring a $100 annual license and fire precautions plus indemnity for nearby property owners.
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Pittsburgh
Stoke Hollow
McKeesport
Elizabeth Sind
Conditions of poor improve without booze
The board of poor directors will return 1159 to the county treasury, about 5000 less than 1918, as fewer almshouse inmates and lower aid applications cut costs. Despite higher food and clothing prices, a smaller inmate count allowed ending the year without a deficit. New tables chairs steamers and renovations were added, with four grand jury reports praising county officials. The annual report will be issued next week. DR KEFLIER DIES A Mentown Pa Dec 31 The Rev Dr El Keller a well known Reformed minister died here at 94.
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Board of Poor Directors
Grand Jury
PL Keflier
Associated Press
Mentown
el Keller
Ratification of Treaty May Be Again Delayed
Paris reports indicate January 6 set for signing the German peace treaty protocol and ratifications but German power to act on plebiscite details may delay the ceremony. The council urged withdrawal of 80,000 German troops from Upper Silesia and noted Hungarian forces occupy western Hungary. a mission may supervise troop withdrawals.
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Paris
Supreme Council
Germany
Switzerland
League of Nations
Upper Silesia
Hungary
Austria
Edward C. Smith New General Superintendent For Pipe Bending Co
Edward C. Smith appointed acting general superintendent of the Harrisburg Pipe and Pipe Bending Company. He has 15 years with the firm as electrical and safety engineer and assistant general superintendent and is a Notre Dame electrical engineering graduate. He is a member of the ASEE and Engineers' Society of Pennsylvania. A $30,000 building permit was issued to Joseph W. Pomraning for 120 South Cameron Street for a two story brick and concrete structure.
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Edward ¢. Smith
Harrisburg
Mr. Smith
Notre Dame University
American Society of Electrical Engineers
The
Engineers’ Society of Pennsylvania
Joseph W. Pomraning
E. Mather & Company
Camerontrees
Leap Year Welcomes With Open Houses And First Noted Receptions
Leap year festivities sweep Harrisburg with New Year receptions at Governor Sproul's mansion and the Penn Harris hotel hosting a post prohibition party. February promises five Sundays this year, a rare calendar quirk noted by local residents and organizers planning dances, open houses, and social gatherings through the night.
Leap Year New Year Observances Promised Across City
New Year's Eve will feature numerous religious services and social events. The Penn Harris prepares a pleasing program and menu for hundreds of guests. The Moose and Elks plan large entertainments and open house events. The YMCA hosts its annual reception tomorrow from 4 to 6 at the Executive Mansion. Special watchnight services will be held in many churches with union services in others.
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Penn-Harris
Moose
The
Elks
Sproul
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Army
Pfainmiller
Church of God
Augustus Conrad
Royalton
Donald J. Neumuller
Middletown Aviation Acport
Gen. Wood Files
Johnson, Lowden
Poindexter
Edward C. Smith
Pipe Bending Co
Wiggins
Call OF Christianity
Des Moines
Leges and Universities
John R. Mott
Student Volunteer Movement For Foreign Missions
First International
Vention
Buffalo, N. Y
Anna Reinstein
Boris
Eign
Lusk Investigating Committee
Omaha
the Farmers and Merchants National
Bank of Benson
Newark
Pittsburgh Hotels Company
William Penn and
Fort Pitt
Senator Lodge
Massachusetts
Pomerene
Ohio
Carl W. Forkas
Kansans City
Ruth Himmersheltz
Reading
Charles Ballentine
Port Huron
Mich
Matilda WK. Nisley
Harold J. Brown
Harriaburs
Hazel M. Brown
Carliste
Joseph Calte
Erzsi Takacs
Steelton
John W. Staub
Bunche
Ed Borg
Herbert F. Wagner
Akron
Esther B. Swanger
Chanilesburg
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